Playing this Minecraft game hints at how we learn in real life

The study suggests video games may be great tools for digging into human behavior

A man with brown hair looks at a computer screen, which shows a digital scene filled with blocks.

A custom-built Minecraft world helped researchers study how people shift strategies when hunting for pumpkins or watermelons. Thankfully, no chicken jockeys were present to interfere.

Charley Wu

Even in a blocky world with zombified piglin chicken jockeys, human ingenuity still stands out.

A Minecraft video game tweaked by scientists revealed clues about what makes people such good learners.